Maryhill as a Burgh

Maryhill gained Burgh Status in 1856 when the canal brought in several industries into the area, such as textile printing, bleaching, weaving, iron foundries, engineering, rubber works, flint glass bottle works, and lead colour works. (Mill, 1990) (Smart, 2002) In the first year of the formation of Maryhill as a burgh, the administration was in the building at the corner of Fingal Street and Maryhill Road. The building had a flat on the upper floor for the Superintendent of Police and a courtroom, for Police court trials. (Hutton, 1994) Maryhill burgh hall was completed in and started to be in used in the 1878. Maryhill was annexed and absorbed into Glasgow in 1921 (Black, 2019) When Maryhill was absorbed into Glasgow, it was the largest suburbs in the city.